On 2010-03-07 18:40, abstractiki wrote:I used to love Sambo's as a kid.

Abstract,

Me too. There was a Sambos my house in San Jose that we used to go to all the time up through High School. The original Sambos started in 1957 in Santa Barbara at the beach and is still there - the last one remaining. Here is the link to the website.

On 2010-03-08 11:33, Dustycajun wrote:I guess we should feel lucky that the Palm Springs location still rocks.

Yes, and we should thank Pete Moruzzi, the Book of Tiki, and Casey Jones and his partner for that!

Wonder what the TOWN of Blythe is like, nowadays. I will be eternally grateful to the Blythe Tropics (and OA.) for providing me with the seminal "Tiki and the Three Graces" image, a true classic of Polynesian pop!

I just got another brochure from the Blythe Tropics. The cover features the Tiki with the nose bone.

This Tiki was located near the adjacent Sambos as seen on this postcard (from Flickr).

Here is another photo of the front and the sign. This is the first time that I realized the Tropics logo is on the sail of an Outrigger which is also represented on the sign. Not as cool as the one in Palm Springs but very nice.

On 2010-03-08 13:59, bigbrotiki wrote:...Wonder what the TOWN of Blythe is like, nowadays...

My son-in-law will be stationed in the Blythe CHP office starting next month. Blythe is still a rural community of 20,000 people, located 100 miles away from anything else (Palm Springs, Yuma, and El Centro) Because of it's remote location on the 10 freeway, it probably has more fast food restaurants per capita than any other town in the US. Agriculture, summer Colorado River activities, and 2 State prisons provide an economic base.

Last time I was there (a couple years ago) the Denny's still looked very 50's Googie, frozen in time.
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